Canvas

A mood piece focusing on the pressures facing a man who is haunted by his mother’s incessant chiding on his inability to attain success in school. He sinks into a state of depression that causes him to despair of life and recognises that the pursuit for material gain is ultimately a meaningless one.

  • Director: Justin Hong
  • Runtime: 16m57s
  • Genre: Experimental, Drama
  • Rating: PG
  • Availability: library@esplanade
  • Accession No: 2007-D-1139
  • Subtitles: -
  • Release Year: 2004
  • Producer: Shuganthi J.
  • Language: English
  • Production Country: Singapore

Cast List:

  • Melvin Kuan, Phoa Luh Sy, David Chong, Julian Hong, Chris Ho, Kelvin John Lim

Crew:

  • Cinematography - William Jaya Kusuma, Justin Hong
  • Art Direction - Chng Si Wei
  • Sound Design - Johna Sue
  • Editor - Armiliah Aripin
  • Grip - Jonathan Goh
  • Music Composer - David Koh
  • Transport - Clement Ho, Mervyn Lau
  • Colourist - Viji
  • Advisor - Andrew Millians

Keywords:

  • Actions - Punishment, Suicide
  • Places - Playground, Workplace
  • Emotions - Disappointment, Frustration, Despair, Depression, Hopelessness
  • Relationships - Mother/Son, Boss/Employee
  • Themes - Success, Death, Stress, Materialism, Vanity

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